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The Alamance gleaner VOL. LXI. """" - . GRAHAM, IN, C., THURSDAY JULYWl93S n ' NO. 22. News Review of Current Events the World Over Nye Committee Points Need of Protecting Defense Funds From Shipbuilders?Congress Divorces Tax-the Rich Bill From Nuisance Tax. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ? Western Newspaper Union. SENATOR NYE of North Dakota and kla committee on munitions do not have a very high opinion of Amer ican shipbuilders fend they feel that strong legislation Is needed to . keep them from confusing "pub lic defense needs with their private pocket books." Therefore the committee. In a pre liminary report, asks that laws be enacted to do these things: 1. Prevent "coll u slon" In bidding for navy construction jobs. 2. Prevent American patents from getting Into the hands of foreign pow ers. 3. Limit profits to S per cent of the total cost to the government, in cases where the government assumes the risks of the enterprise, or to 10 per cent where the government does not 4. Require that shipbuilders' "lob byists" register with the government and disclose their Income and expen ditures. The committee finds, In the matter of collusion, that there was "tele pathy" among shipyard officials so that In bidding for many contracts each concern was able to get the contracts It wanted at profits that ran as high as 36 per cent It says the navy has been at the mercy of the shipyards In preparing plans for war vessels and also In determining what were fair prices. Construction of naval vessels Is de clared to be more costly In private yards than In government yards. "While the evidence Is not all In," th report says, "the Indications are that the private yards cost the gov ernment from one to two million dol lars more per cruiser than the navy yards." The committee charges big shipbuild ers with breaking up the Geneva naval limitation conference In 1927 and Im mediately launching a price-Increase campaign that "made profits of 35 and 25.4 and 36.9 per cent on the cruisers." LEGISLATIVE administration lead ers, for a while in a frenzy of anxi ety to hitch the President's tax-the rlch program to the resolution extend ing the so-called "nuisance" excise taxes, thereby speeding It through the Washington legislative factory In four days, suddenly disclaimed any Intention of such procedure, and let the $500,000, 000 tax extension ride along unappend ed. Congress will consider the new tax ation program during early July. This program Is expected to produce some $340,000,000 In new revenue, prin cipally from inheritance and gift taxes, Increased taxes on the highest Income brackets, and corporation taxes grad uated from 10 per cent to 17% per cent. The program has been held up as a sweetmeat to placate the sugar palate of Louisiana's Klngflsh. Actually, a wealth of $340,000,000 shared among 120,000.000 Americans would amount to about $2.83 a head?all of which would be applied to a pubUc debt of $29, 000,000,000 and a budget of $8,500, 000.000, anyway. The net taxable worth of the 133 estates which paid taxes based on a valuation of $1,000,000 each In 1933 was $284,000,000. If the government had taxed these estates 100 per cent, seiz ing them entirely, they would have been worth only. $2.37 a head to the American population. If the govern ment confiscated all Income of more than $1,000,000 in 1933, It would have taken an army of trucks loaded with small change to distribute it, for each American would get only 45 cents. And the general opinion of administration leaders In the senate was that the taxes obtained from the rich might possibly eliminate the necessity of the "nui sance" taxes after another year. Y OUTH between sixteen and twenty five will be served $50,000,000 for a nation-wide Job hunt and further train ing of young men and women to hold Jobs after they get them, through Pres ?nent Roosevelt's new "national youth administration," Itself administered under the works-relief program by Miss Josephine Roche, assistant secretary of the treasury, and Aubrey Williams, assistant to Harry L. Hopkins, works Progress administrator. The new organization will endeavor to; L Find employment In private In dustry for unemployed youth. 2- Train and retrain for Industrial technical and professional employment opportunities. 3. Provide for a continuing attend ance at high school and college. 4. Provide work-relief projects de signed to meet the needs of youth. The average payment for youths on relief work will be $15 a month; those going to high school would be given $0 a month, and those attending college, $15 a month. The problem of what to do with the youth who finishes school, supposedly equipped to make his real start in life, and finds what few jobs there are are given to older and married men and women, as well as the youth who is unable to finish school because of poor circumstances, has been one of the most discouraging aspects of the entire depression. LIKE most Utopias, the new one in Alaska's Matanuska valley has been reported a nest of discontent; the disillusionment apparently was manifest even quicker than usual in this case. Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin farm families who made up a large share of the recent expedition to begin life anew in the North Pa cific territory drafted a list of griev ances for the FEKA trouble shooter, Eugene Carr. Many of them said the project was misrepresented, that the land is poor and that housing is not what they were led to believe it would be. GEN. HUGH S. JOHNSON, once ambitious to direct the $3,000,000, 000 public works program, was named to direct a comparatively small part or tne ^resident s now $4,000,000,000 works-re lief schedule. As direc tor of works-relief In New York city, he will co-ordinate the pro gram in that area. With the famed fight ing Jaw determinedly set, he revealed the four conditions under which he accepted the new job: He will eet no pay. only $7,800 for a year's expenses. (He got $6,000 a year for this purpose dur ing most of his time as keeper of the Blue Eagle.) His job will end October 1. unless he and the administration agree that It shall continue. He will devote a minimum of four days a week to his official duties. And he will consult with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardla as far ,.s possible, but will be responsible to Harry L. Hopkins alone. ??T ABOE policy In a democracy ?L/ Is not a program conceived by a government It Is a program of ac tion which the people who earn their living as wage earners and those who employ them In profit-making enter prises must work out together." So asserts Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins in her annual report to congress, and she sets forth these six specific duties of the government In this respect: L To do everything In Its power to establish minimum basic standards for labor, below which competition should not be permitted to force stand ards of health, wages and hours. 2. To further peaceful settlements of controversies and relieve labor of the necessity of resorting to strikes In order .o secure equitable conditions and the right to be heard. 3. Through legislation and fostering co-operation between employers and workers to make every Job the best that the human mind can devise as to physical conditions, human relations and wages. 4. To encourage such organization and development of wage earners as will give status and stability to labor as a recognized important group ol citizens having a contribution to make to economic and political thought and to the cultural life of the community. 6. To arrange that labor play Its part In the study and development ol any future economic policies. 0. To encourage mutuality between labor and employers In the Improve ment of production and the develop ment In both groups of a philosophy of self-government In the public Inter est OF SPECIAL Interest to tbe crlm. lnal-lawyer who is more criminal than lawyer will be the news of Atty Louis Piquett's conviction In Chicago He was found guilty of having bar bored and concealed Homer Van Meter right-hand man of John Dllllnger, dur lng the summer weeks of 1934 be fort both these public enemies were slalr by "G-men." DESPITE Germany's promise never to engage In unrestricted subma marine warfare, France entered an im mediate and strong protest to the relcb's bilateral pact with Great Brit ain, permitting Germany to increase naval tonnage. Capt Anthony Eden was hurried over to Paris to explain the British action and Justify It. Pre mier Laval told him that the French national doctrine was and would con tinue to be that organization of col lective security must precede any legal- | ization of German rearmament Capt Eden then went to Rome and j Mussolini told him flatly that he sided with France and could not approve the manner In which the Anglo-Ger man accord was reached without con sulting Italy and France. j No more success did Capt. Eden have in trying to get II Duce to sub mit to a compromise allowing Italy certain concessions in Abyssinia In return for the guarantee that there would be no war with the African monarchy. Mussolini refused to talk about It Great Britain was faced with two remaining choices: To influ ence the Abyssinian government to accede to Italian demands In toto or simply give up and let the apparently inevitable war go on. ; POR some reason that Isn't entirely | " clear an attempt was made to blow up the American embassy in Mex ico City. A bomb made of dynamite and percussion caps was burled from an automobile into the embassy garden where it exploded, tearing a hole in the garden wall and breaking a window in the private office of Ambassador Josephus Daniels. No one was injured and the damage was slight. Mr. Daniels said the Incident was "of no Importance at all" and declined to make a complaint, but the acting secretary of foreign relations, Senor Ceniceros, called to express re gret and extra police and detectives were placed about the embassy. /CONGRESSMAN MARTIN DIES of Texas has before congress a bill the enactment and enforcement of which would evoke cheers from mil lions of tax-weary citizens, for It pro vides for the deportation of about 6,000,000 aliens who are receiving dole or holding jobs that should be held by citizens who are on the relief rolls. A campaign to get congressional ac tion on this measure has been started by 135 organizations estimated by Mr. Dies to represent 5,000,000 people, and he says at least 150 congressmen have promised to support the bill. Outlin ing the provisions of the measure, Mr. Dies said: "First, It bars all immigration of pioneer Immigrants who do not have relatives In this country. "Second, It makes mandatory de portation of 3,500,000 aliens estimated of Illegal entry. "Third, it gives about 4,000,000 aliens legally In this country 12 months In which to become citizens, or go home. "Fourth, all aliens must secure La bor department permits to work and permits would be issued only when em ployers show they can't find United States citizens to do the job. "Fifth, it provides for gradual re union of families not likely to become public charges when the economic sit uation Is improved." CITIZENS everywhere were urged by Atty. Gen. Cummings to assist the federal government in "cracking down" on bucket shops which are swindling the public out of millions of dol lars. He declared that a nation-wide chain Is operating. Most of their victims are doc tors. lawyers, profes sors and business men, he said. "W e know the names of the ringlead ers," said Mr. Cum mlngs, "but It will take co-operation of both the public and legitimate brokers to put ttiem wnere they belong?behind the bars." Most of the victims believe that they have lost their money legitimately, he , said, and are afraid of complaining to federal officers because they are In debl after they have been "cleaned." I HERE Is something to make th< men chuckle. At a conference ti i Atlantic City the National Women'i . party adopted resolutions advocatln) . equal rights before the law for mei r and women, equal pay for equal work . equal domicile, property, and guardian ship rights, and "equal alimony li cases of divorce and equal considers tlon for men In cases of breach o I promlse." DEATH for four of the leaders li the Spanish revolution of las , October was decreed by the mintar ? tribunal at Ovledo. Thirty-six other ! were sentenced to life lmprlsonmen i and seven to twelve years. Slxteei were acquitted for lack of evidence. Senator Nye Gen. Johneon Josephut Daniels Atty. Gen. Cummings Home, Sweet Home on the "Loneliest Island" ? U ERE lg a typical borne on Tristan Da Cunba, which bag beeD called the loneliest Island In the world. It Is In the south Atlantic and Is seldom visited by ships. The Inhabitants are descendants of British soldiers sent there during the Napoleonic wars. BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN By THORNTON W. BURGESS he was headed towards Buster Bear and was too frightened to know where he was going be ran straight at Bus ter. It was all so sudden and unex pected that for an Instant It startled Buster. c T. W. Burg MM.?WNU Servlc*. BUSTER BEAR IS STARTLED STRAIGHT toward the Tittle pile of leaves In the Green Forest under which Danny Meadow Mouse was hid ing walked Buster Bear. His little eyes, for bis eyes are little compared with his great size, were fixed right on that little pile of leaves. Danny With a Faint Little Squeak of Fright He Scurried Out From Under Those Leaves. was certain that they were fixed right on his own small gray person. Why else should Buster look straight at him and walk straight toward him? As a matter ot fact Buster didn't see him at all. Of course not Danny was hidden under those leaves. Buster couldn't have seen him had be known Danny was there and tried to see him. And he didn't know be was there. A fat Meadow Mouse was the last person In the world Buster Bear expected to find over In that part of the Green Forest. Kls thoughts were not on Meadow Mice or any other Mice for that matter. They were wholly on beechnuts. He is very fond of beech nuts, Is Buster Bear, and It was to look for beechnnts that he bad come to that particular part of the Green Forest that particular night lou see It was the part of the Green Forest where the beech trees grow. So Buster Bear wasn't thinking of anything but beechnuts as he walked toward that little pile of leaves and Danny Meadow Mouse. He was mak lng a noise deep down In bis tbroat Danny thought he was growling and the sound would have frightened him still more only he was already as frightened as It was possible to be. Buster wasn't growling. Be was talk ing to himself. "There Is a little pile of leaves I haven't raked over yet," he was say ing. "There ought to be some nice sweet nuts In among those leaves. Can't think of anything better than nice sweet beechnuts. Wish they were bigger. I certainly do wish they were bigger. It takes a lot of work to find enough to fill the stomach of such a big fellow as I am. It would be a lot easier If It were not for these pesky leaves. Seems as If nuts Just dearly love to hide under leaves. Wish tbey grew the way berries grow. It would be a lot easier to get enough If they did. Now we'll see how many I'll find under these leaves." By this time he was near enough to reach out a great paw with Its dreadful claws. Danny saw that great paw starting toward him. With a faint little squeak of fright he scurried out from under those leaves, and because ^YOII Know? , 1 That centuries ago soap and water were looked upon as , harmful and such teaching as there was on the subject 1 strongly discountenanced J washing. "La Civilite Nou velle," a manual for the guid ance of youth, published in 1 1667, warned children that "to wash in water injures the eyesight, brings on tooth t aches and colds and engen i ders pallor." C McClnr* N?w?p*per Syndicate WKU Question box h,ED WYNN, The Perfect Fool | Dear Mr. Wynn: A young man bag been annoying tne for gome time because I refuse to marry him. Wherever I go he follows me and asks me, time and time again, to marry him. I do not love him and have told him so. Last night he said he would never give up and would fol low me to the ead of the earth. Please tell me how to get rid of him} Sincerely, IVY POYSEN. Answer: Let him follow you to the end of the earth and when you get him there push him off. Dear Mr. Wynn: I met a man yesterday who says he knows another man who was married for 23 years and then shook his wife when she wag forty-five years old. What do you think of that? Truly yours, OOODE N. KLEYYER. Answer: That's not a bad shake. Dear Mr. Wynn: I am taking an examination to join the police force. One question puzzles me. What I want to know la thla. Suppose I arrest a man and while we are waiting for the patrol wagon to come, a gust of wind comes along and blowa his hat down the street, should I let him run after tt? Truly yours, T. BISKITTS. Answer: Of course not Don't yon see If yon let the prisoner run after the hat he'll keep on running and es cape? What you want to do In a case like that Is to let the prisoner stand on the corner and you run after the hat Dear Mr. Wynn: I hare been wearing glasses for about six months, and yesterday, through carelessness, I dropped my glasses and they broke. I must get a new pair. So what I want to know la will I have to be examined all over? Truly yours, L L1DDS. Answer: Of course not, only your eyes. ? Dear Mr. Wynn: There Is a certain man who passes our house every day and I notice n< matter how hard It rains he never car rles an umbrella. Bow do you account for that? Truly yours, L C. BIMM. Answer: That Is very easily ac counted for. Be most likely eats a to of salt mackerel, and that keeps hln dry. ? Associated Newspapers. WNU Ssrrlcs. With You I Am Content By ANNE CAMPBELL 1HAVE been happy All summer through. On the veranda Sitting with you. We have been nowhere. We've had no money 1 > But we're contented. ? ? ? Isn't It funny! Winter Is coming; No more we'll share The trees' green splendor, The summer air. But you are near me. And my desire Is to watch with yon An open fire; Is to share with you Home's sacrament! Winter or summer, 1 am content 1 Copyright?WSU Servlro, rpllipook A FEW DESSERTS THERE la nothing that goes to the ?pot with the ordinary Individual like fresh hot ginger bread, right from the oven. Serve It with cream chceaa, apple sauce, or topped with whipped cream, and It Is always a welcome dessert. The following Is an old rec ipe which la always good: Hot Water Ginger Bread. Beat one egg, add one cupful of sugar, a teaspoonful of salt, one-half cupful of sweet melted fat, one cup ful of good dark molasses and three cupfuls of flour, with a tablespoonful' of ginger. Mix and stir well, then add a cupful of boiling water to which a teaspoonful of soda has been added, stir until smooth, then pour Into a. good sized dripping pan and bake 40 minutes In a moderate oven. Cut while hot with a fork or two, so that It will not be soggy. Frozen Bciton Pudding. Break Into bits or grate a half pound of brown bread a day old. pour over one pint of boiling hot cream and let it stand until cool. Prepare a rtcb boiled custard. using a pint of milk, three eggs, two tablespoonfuls of su gar, a few grains of salt Cook on til the custard coats the spoon. Cool and freeze, serve nnmolded on a platter covered with macaroon crumbs. Frangipanl Pie. Roll out three circles of nice pastry and cut with a plate for the pattern. Bake on baking sheet and put togeth er with crushed strawberries mixed with sugar and whipped cream. Top with the cream and halved berries. Coffee Junket. Crash one Junket tablet and dissolve In a tablespoonful of coffee infusion. Reserve balf a cnpfnl of milk from a quart of lukewarm milk which Is add ed to the dissolved junket. Poor this milk ove- two tablespoonfuls of coffee, having the milk boiling hot. Let stand until well Infused, strain and cool be fore adding to the milk. Let stand In a warm place to thicken and serve with whipped cream for topping. 6 Western Newspaper Union. Gibson Girl Hal Gibson girl sailor and bowknot scarf to match, worn by PattI Pickens, of the J singing Pickens Sisters of the radio. The crown, what there Is of It, Is navy 1 blue straw; the tafTeta checked In gray, white and red. It was designed by G. Howard Hodge. i Smallest School in the Country THE Isle Au Haut, a community of 89 residents In Ualne, boasts the smallest school In the United States. The student body consists of Uary Robinson, fourteen, and Gordon Chapln, eight, who are seen In the photograph standing In front of the school building.
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